I could be interpreting it totally wrong (in fact I probably am) but I think Steven Smith is a guy who rapes/abuses girls.
"I'm one of the few who got away from you... Steven Smith, we all lose."
Even the narrator, who got away from Steven Smith and appears to be carrying on her life unaffected by the experience, is damaged by it.
"One look at you and they're all suddenly covered in shrapnel too"
A lot of people have been hurt the same way by him.
"Most die in your bedroom"
Unlike the narrator, who has escaped from some extent, most of Steven Smith's victims are immediately destroyed by the experience.
"All the time I'm getting shot... we'll go drive around until there's no sound."
She keeps being reminded of Steven Smith, and drives around to forget her flashbacks/memories (possibly with another of Steven's survivors). I think she's being compared to a veteran of a war who imagines that he hears or is being shot when he really isn't.
"I've got something for you"
I'm overinterpreting even more now, but maybe the narrator purposely kills the other girl and herself by driving the car into something.
"The ringing in our ears will be awfully violent, and then there will be silence."
Up until the moment they die, they're haunted by the memories of Steven Smith.
Now that I wrote this out, I think it's a pretty dumb interpretation. I don't know much about the Smiths, but I can see how this could be about a particular band/singer that gets stuck in your head. It's really a beautiful song, even I don't know what it's about.
I like that part of your interpretation:
"I'm overinterpreting even more now, but maybe the narrator purposely kills the other girl and herself by driving the car into something.
I like that part of your interpretation:
"I'm overinterpreting even more now, but maybe the narrator purposely kills the other girl and herself by driving the car into something.
"The ringing in our ears will be awfully violent, and then there will be silence."
"The ringing in our ears will be awfully violent, and then there will be silence."
Up until the moment they die, they're haunted by the memories of Steven Smith.
Up until the moment they die, they're haunted by the memories of Steven Smith.
Now that I wrote this out, I think it's a pretty dumb interpretation. I don't know much about the Smiths, but I can see how this could be about a particular band/singer that gets stuck in your...
Now that I wrote this out, I think it's a pretty dumb interpretation. I don't know much about the Smiths, but I can see how this could be about a particular band/singer that gets stuck in your head. It's really a beautiful song, even I don't know what it's about."
becaus it reminde me of "Ther's a light that never goes out" by the smith and is maybe intentional
I could be interpreting it totally wrong (in fact I probably am) but I think Steven Smith is a guy who rapes/abuses girls.
"I'm one of the few who got away from you... Steven Smith, we all lose."
Even the narrator, who got away from Steven Smith and appears to be carrying on her life unaffected by the experience, is damaged by it.
"One look at you and they're all suddenly covered in shrapnel too"
A lot of people have been hurt the same way by him.
"Most die in your bedroom"
Unlike the narrator, who has escaped from some extent, most of Steven Smith's victims are immediately destroyed by the experience.
"All the time I'm getting shot... we'll go drive around until there's no sound."
She keeps being reminded of Steven Smith, and drives around to forget her flashbacks/memories (possibly with another of Steven's survivors). I think she's being compared to a veteran of a war who imagines that he hears or is being shot when he really isn't.
"I've got something for you"
I'm overinterpreting even more now, but maybe the narrator purposely kills the other girl and herself by driving the car into something.
"The ringing in our ears will be awfully violent, and then there will be silence."
Up until the moment they die, they're haunted by the memories of Steven Smith.
Now that I wrote this out, I think it's a pretty dumb interpretation. I don't know much about the Smiths, but I can see how this could be about a particular band/singer that gets stuck in your head. It's really a beautiful song, even I don't know what it's about.
I like that part of your interpretation: "I'm overinterpreting even more now, but maybe the narrator purposely kills the other girl and herself by driving the car into something.
I like that part of your interpretation: "I'm overinterpreting even more now, but maybe the narrator purposely kills the other girl and herself by driving the car into something.
"The ringing in our ears will be awfully violent, and then there will be silence."
"The ringing in our ears will be awfully violent, and then there will be silence."
Up until the moment they die, they're haunted by the memories of Steven Smith.
Up until the moment they die, they're haunted by the memories of Steven Smith.
Now that I wrote this out, I think it's a pretty dumb interpretation. I don't know much about the Smiths, but I can see how this could be about a particular band/singer that gets stuck in your...
Now that I wrote this out, I think it's a pretty dumb interpretation. I don't know much about the Smiths, but I can see how this could be about a particular band/singer that gets stuck in your head. It's really a beautiful song, even I don't know what it's about."
becaus it reminde me of "Ther's a light that never goes out" by the smith and is maybe intentional